X-GM-THRID: 1242336643291327959 X-Gmail-Labels: rsgb lf Delivered-To: daveyxm@gmail.com Received: by 10.78.172.11 with SMTP id u11cs383470hue; Wed, 18 Jul 2007 11:49:09 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.82.112.3 with SMTP id k3mr2595885buc.1184784549356; Wed, 18 Jul 2007 11:49:09 -0700 (PDT) Return-Path: Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [193.82.116.20]) by mx.google.com with ESMTP id d25si1183392nfh.2007.07.18.11.49.02; Wed, 18 Jul 2007 11:49:09 -0700 (PDT) Received-SPF: neutral (google.com: 193.82.116.20 is neither permitted nor denied by best guess record for domain of owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org) Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1IBEOo-0000kp-I7 for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Wed, 18 Jul 2007 19:37:22 +0100 Received: from [193.82.59.130] (helo=relay2.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1IBEOn-0000kg-W6 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Wed, 18 Jul 2007 19:37:22 +0100 Received: from smtpout0142.sc1.he.tucows.com ([64.97.136.142] helo=n082.sc1.he.tucows.com) by relay2.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1IBEOl-0000mu-FC for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Wed, 18 Jul 2007 19:37:21 +0100 Received: from g3kev (62.252.232.69) by n082.sc1.he.tucows.com (7.2.069.1) id 4630CFCB00626DB1 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Wed, 18 Jul 2007 18:37:04 +0000 Message-ID: <000f01c7c96a$a88c6cc0$45e8fc3e@g3kev> From: "hamilton mal" To: "rsgb" Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2007 18:36:38 -0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 X-Spam-Score: -0.5 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,AWL=-0.528 Subject: LF: 500 v 136 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=5.0 tests=none autolearn=no version=2.63 X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes Sender: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group X-SA-Exim-Rcpt-To: rs_out_1@blacksheep.org X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No; SAEximRunCond expanded to false Status: O X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 986 Hi All It looks like 500 is going the same way as 136. If Beacons and QRS are the trend then the band will fizzle out when the novelty wears off. QRS does little to encourage improving antennas or more efficient PA systems, or perfecting the basic skill of using CW, which has always been the traditional mode on the band. G3KEV